“The Mandalorian” may be taking up all the “Star Wars” attention at the moment, but there are more live-action series set in the galaxy far, far away on the way. One of these is the Disney+ “Cassian Andor” prequel series, with Diego Luna set to reprise his role from “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.” The one big problem, according to Luna, is the tiny little fact that we know where his character ends up at: on the beaches of Scarif, waiting for the laser beam of the Death Star.
In a video chat interview with Indiewire, Luna discussed life under quarantine in his Mexico City, and the future of his career. When asked about his future in the popular Netflix drama series “Narcos: Mexico,” Luna didn’t seem eager to return to the role he’s played for two seasons. Despite showrunner Eric Newman speaking about his desire to see the series continue for many seasons, Luna’s response was “Not for now, not for now, no, no, no,” when asked about filming more episodes. “At the beginning it was fun, but then it became really heavy for me. I need rest, those two years were really intense for me.”
In the meantime, the acclaimed Mexican actor is gearing up to return to the “Star Wars” universe and play Cassian Andor again for the Disney+ series, a role Luna says gave him “the most freedom ever” in his career as an actor. One small problem with the show is that we know how it all ends. “I can’t really talk about it. The thing I can tell you, and it’s a nice challenge and it’s a great way to approach a show, but what happens when you already know the ending?” Luna said. “Then it becomes about the story. Everything is in how you tell the story and how many different layers you can find. This can’t be a show now where at the end we surprise you with like, ‘Oh no it wasn’t him!’ We’ve already seen the ending.”
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Of course, we have seen recent shows tackle and solve this issue, like the acclaimed “Breaking Bad” prequel “Better Call Saul.” Even the movie that introduced us to Andor handled this very issue. “If you think about it, ‘Rogue One’ started with the same task. The last scene of ‘Rogue One’ is a scene we all know,” Luna continued. “It makes another part of your brain work [as a storyteller]. You can’t use the same formulas for storytelling you’ve known all your life with this because it’s very different. The big thing is now we start with a character that people already know what he’s capable of.”